A NOTABLE PICTURE
(AUSTRALIAN-NEW ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION.)
(Received December 30, 1 p.m.)
LONDON, 29th December. At the luncheon given by Mr. Lloyd George in honour- of President Wilson, Lord Albemarle unveiled a life-size portrait of George Washington as a boy The picture has a remarkable history. It was being taken to Holland in 1778 on board the American ship Mercury, which the British sloop Fairy captured. Captain Keppel, who was Lord Albemarle's ancestor, • took possession of 'the picture.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 156, 30 December 1918, Page 8
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78A NOTABLE PICTURE Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 156, 30 December 1918, Page 8
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